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goin' green in nova scotia

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Halifax, 2004.05.30

Today, for the first time in my life, I decided to stop simply grouching about politics and do something.

Not much, just a political poster on my balcony that says 'Vote Green'. I contacted this fellow on Thursday, and he agreed to come 'round and leave me with a sign. So now I have it lashed to the outside of my balcony's railing with four 'biners and some strips of one of my favourite old shirts.

Yes, I'm one of those embarrassing people with a political banner sign. At least mine doesn't have this creep on it.

rand()m quote

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

—Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.